Articles by Jonas Wolff

August 1, 2025

🦋 The Science of Democracy and the limits of an uncompromisingly pluralist approach

Jonas Wolff
Democracy is in trouble, and so is democracy research. In response, the Science of Democracy 2.0 lays out an ambitious agenda. While applauding this endeavour, Jonas Wolff explores a fundamental tension: is a radically pluralist approach to democracy research a tool to defend democracy?
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Jonas Wolff
Professor of Political Science, Goethe University Frankfurt / Head of Intrastate Conflict Research Department, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)

Jonas' research focuses on the transformation of political orders, contentious politics, political violence, international democracy promotion, and Latin American politics.

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